GDT: Avalanche vs Sharks 12/31/23 @6:00PM MT at Ball Arena (Emergency GDT)

[sethro109]

 

[BrickNHL]

He's a really cranky guy that's never satisfied. Asshole yes, but that's what also makes him great.




Also nice to have two games in a row without a Georgie stinker.

Wasn’t the biggest fan of the Hertl goal today but not the worst goal ever either.

 

[lionsDen]

Mack not even coming out for the three star selection lol

And I love it when he doesnt

 

[chet1926]

Wasn’t the biggest fan of the Hertl goal today but not the worst goal ever either.

I hated it, no traffic in front gets burned on an average shot. Not great defense but very saveable. But it was the only one that went in so it's not the end of the world.

 

[forsbergavs32]

The real question is, can this magician pull a 2C out of his hat?

 

[lionsDen]

Do Russians have regional accents like Americans.

 

[expatriatedtexan]

Damn...How's Josh on faceoffs?

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Damn...How's Josh on faceoffs?

Power forward Manson is our saviour

 

[lionsDen]

He said thank you friends

 

[lionsDen]

That was really awesome. I wanna say one thing happy new years thank you friends to be precise

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

That was really awesome. I wanna say one thing happy new years thank you friends to be precise

 

[lionsDen]

And I’m off to bed gonna go to work half a day tomorrow to get caught up. Gotta put a roof on a Tahoe tomoorrow

 

[dahrougem2]

I hated it, no traffic in front gets burned on an average shot. Not great defense but very saveable. But it was the only one that went in so it's not the end of the world.

Not great defense?

The Sharks player walked in from the left point - on the powerplay - unchallenged and made a diagonal pass to Hertl in the slot - with nobody remotely near him - and Hertl picked the spot he wanted.

Let's not act like goaltenders are supposed to stop every unscreened shot they face. The Avs were a mess on that goal.

It's like saying Kahkonen should have stopped both shots MacKinnon rang off the crossbar.

 

[Bone Breaker]

impressive how the Avs AGAIN had to so much difficulty against the worst Sharks team in their franchise history, a team that managed to put only 11 shots on net in 60 minutes.

on a side note, I want to root for Duclair but man, it is tough. I hope he never gets anywhere near the Avs because he gotta be one of the dumbest players Ive ever seen. that last penalty was just wth.

 

[dahrougem2]

impressive how the Avs AGAIN had to so much difficulty against the worst Sharks team in their franchise history, a team that managed to put only 11 shots on net in 60 minutes.

on a side note, I want to root for Duclair but man, it is tough. I hope he never gets anywhere near the Avs because he gotta be one of the dumbest players Ive ever seen. that last penalty was just wth.

I don't know about difficulty. Yes, the 2nd period was fairly ugly but in all honesty this game should have finished 5-1 Avs. Kahkonen was fantastic and got some help from the crossbar on two occasions in the 3rd on MacKinnon.

Outside of a sloppy 2nd period, the Sharks legitimately generated nothing.

The Avs weren't their best but the Sharks also worked incredibly hard defensively tonight.

Total shot attempts were 86-30 for the Avalanche. Scoring chances were 43-12.

The game shouldn't have been as close as it was.

 

[sethro109]

The fireworks were fun too.

 

[forsbergavs32]

I don't know about difficulty. Yes, the 2nd period was fairly ugly but in all honesty this game should have finished 5-1 Avs. Kahkonen was fantastic and got some help from the crossbar on two occasions in the 3rd on MacKinnon.

Outside of a sloppy 2nd period, the Sharks legitimately generated nothing.

The Avs weren't their best but the Sharks also worked incredibly hard defensively tonight.

Total shot attempts were 86-30 for the Avalanche. Scoring chances were 43-12.

The game shouldn't have been as close as it was.

If its not a 15-0 with 0 shots against it doesn't count here.

 

[S E P H]

Nuke probably thought Kate was going to start asking about Seattle and he decided to GTFO lol.

@RoyIsALegend you got another gif to add to your collection brethren, MacKinnon's taunt against Emberson.

 

[Bone Breaker]

The game shouldn't have been as close as it was.

and that is exactly my point. to go in the last minutes having to protect a one goal lead in this kind of game against this kind of opposition shouldnt be acceptable. the only reason it wasnt even worse in the end is because Duclair is dumb af and Manson hit the jackpot in that EN. I bet if he tried that 10 times, he would miss the net in 9.

 

[S E P H]

Outside of a sloppy 2nd period, the Sharks legitimately generated nothing.

I believe Avs have a negative GD in the 2nd period. Besides talking about individual players, a team as skilled and as fast and as good with the transition game as we are, that is absolutely unacceptable. Unacceptable, especially for a supposed Cup contender.

 

[dahrougem2]

and that is exactly my point. to go in the last minutes having to protect a one goal lead in this kind of game against this kind of opposition shouldnt be acceptable. the only reason it wasnt even worse in the end is because Duclair is dumb af and Manson hit the jackpot in that EN. I bet if he tried that 10 times, he would miss the net in 9.

Again, though, Kahkonen was great, got help from 2 crossbars and the Sharks blocking an insane amount of shots. It was ugly sure but it wasn't close.

I believe Avs have a negative GD in the 2nd period. Besides talking about individual players, a team as skilled and as fast and as good with the transition game as we are, that is absolutely unacceptable. Unacceptable, especially for a supposed Cup contender.

It is really bad. No idea why they suck in 2nd periods. IIRC they are now bottom 3 in the league in goal differential that period.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[McMetal]

I am genuinely baffled that people are unsatisfied with how the Avs played tonight. Shots were literally 3:1, and shot attempts were similar. The Avs brutalized the Sharks everywhere but on the scoreboard for most of the game. If holding an entire NHL hockey team to 11 shots in a 60 minute game isn't enough for you I genuinely wonder what it would take to impress you.

 

[chet1926]

I am genuinely baffled that people are unsatisfied with how the Avs played tonight. Shots were literally 3:1, and shot attempts were similar. The Avs brutalized the Sharks everywhere but on the scoreboard for most of the game. If holding an entire NHL hockey team to 11 shots in a 60 minute game isn't enough for you I genuinely wonder what it would take to impress you.

They played a great 1st and 3rd. The 2nd sucked and they were far too cute with everything.

But overall they played fine. Could have been more lopsided had they not played Harlem Globetrotters shit in the 2nd.

 

[sethro109]

I am genuinely baffled that people are unsatisfied with how the Avs played tonight. Shots were literally 3:1, and shot attempts were similar. The Avs brutalized the Sharks everywhere but on the scoreboard for most of the game. If holding an entire NHL hockey team to 11 shots in a 60 minute game isn't enough for you I genuinely wonder what it would take to impress you.

The only thing I'm unhappy about is our F(f)innish. Mikko has to stop miss handling the puck and we need to start sinking our chances. I'm starting to think the best thing for this team to be practicing is just shooting drills.